Browse the American Women collection
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Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # | StoreItem |
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| Women's liberation day: New York, San Francisco and Berkeley rallies of August 26, 1970 |
A documentary on the nationwide women's rights demonstrations known as the Women's Strike for Equality that took place across the country on August 26, 1970. This recording includes reports from the rallies that occurred in New York City, San Francisco and Berkeley. Joan Churton and Eleanor Sully describe the San Francisco rally, and play actuality from the rally including: Eileen Hernandez of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Judy Syfers (Brady) reading her essay "Why I want a wife," Linda (no surname given) from the San Francisco Gay Liberation Front. Then, Joan Holden and Sharon Lockwood of the San Francisco Mime Troupe talk with Churton and Sully in the KPFA studio about their feminist play, "Independent female", followed by an excerpt of the play. KPFA's Portia Shapiro describes NOW-Berkeley's march from the Board of Education building to City Hall and plays actuality from the march, along with person-on-the-street interviews. Bruce Soloway from WBAI-FM reports from the New York rally over the phone. Includes actuality of Congresswoman Bella Abzug, Eleanor Holmes Norton, head of NYC's Human Rights Commission, author Kate Millett, an unidentified woman from the Third World Women's Alliance, and Betty Friedan, founder of NOW, speaking in Bryant Park where the march culminated. Ends with a segment of WBAI's Larry Josephson interviewing men at a bar in downtown New York about women's equality. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, National Organization for Women, Women's Strike for Equality, Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- Berkeley (Calif.)., Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- San Francisco (Calif.)., Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- New York (N.Y.), Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century | American Women -- Feminism | BB2603 | WOMEN'S LIBERATION DAY: NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, AND BERKELEY RALLIES (CD) |
| Women's liberation and the arts / produced by Bonnie Bellow. |
A panel of women artists and critics discuss the topic "Women's liberation and the arts." The program was recorded at The Art Student's League of New York and is the first of two programs on women and art. Lucy Lippard, art critic, is the moderator, and panelists include Nancy Spero, painter; Faith Ringgold, painter; Grace Paley, writer; Kate Millett, sculptor and writer; Sylvia Stone, sculptor; Jennifer Licht, curator at the Museum of Modern Art; Louise Nevelson, sculptor; and Annette Michelson, writer on both art and film. Produced by Bonnie Bellow. Also broadcast on KPFA. Likely same series as BC0290. |
Women's movement, Women in art., Women artists, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Art and artists | BC0289 | |
| Women's liberation and Black civil rights / Catharine R. Stimpson (Episode 1) |
Catharine R. Stimpson speaks on 'Women's liberation and Black Civil Rights." Stimpson, a Literature professor from Barnard College, speaks about the relationship between the Women's movement and the Black Civil Rights movement and possible tensions. Contains a very passionate question and answer period with well-known feminist theorists (although their identities are not obvious). Recorded in WBAI's studio C. The program is introduced by producer Nanette Rainone who also introduces this new series "The Women's School." See more information about the series here: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/recording/bc0981. This program was on 2 reels, but there is 1 digital file containing both parts. |
Women's movement, Blacks -- Civil rights., Women's liberation and Black civil rights / Catharine R. Stimpson., Stimpson, Catharine R., 1936-, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | BC0981.01 | |
| Women's liberation : deja vu / produced by Ruth Kamen. |
Ruth Kamen recorded and produced this sound portrait of a three day conference on women in Detroit at Wayne State University in 1970. Here, assembled in montage form is the music of Dona, a feminist singer; the voices of United Nations worker Ruth Gage Colby, author Betty Friedan, sociologist Marlene Dixon; and some people who attended, participated or resisted that conference on Women in Detroit. Produced for KPFA. |
Dixon, Marlene, 1945-, Colby, Ruth Gage., Friedan, Betty, Women's movement -- Detroit, Michigan., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism | BC0939 | |
| Women's legal clinic: May 7, 1979-Legal rights related to pregnancy |
The topic of this week's Women's Legal Clinic is pregnancy, disability, and women's legal rights with respect to pregnancy. Hosts are Eve Cary and Judy Levin. Cary is an attorney with Legal Aid Society of New York and the author of the NYCLU Guide to Women's Rights in New York State. Levin is an attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Rights Program. Broadcast live with listener phone calls. Produced by Eileen Zalisk. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Pregnancy., Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States., Women's rights, Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation, Pregnancy, Unwanted., Pregnant women -- Employment -- United States. | American Women -- Work and unions | IZ0449.06 | |
| Women's legal clinic: March 23, 1981 |
EVERY WOMAN'S SPACE: WOMEN'S LEGAL CLINIC / Produced by WBAI. Recorded on March 23, 1981, hosted by Judith Levin and Betty Levinson. Discussion is on the Helms-Hyde bill, known as the "Human life" bill, which has been introduced into the Supreme Court legislature. They discuss the bill and the social and legal context it came after, including two Supreme Court decisions: the H.L. v. Matheson court decision on new rules regarding parental notifications with abortions, and a California statutory rape case. - Broadcast on March 23, 1981. Originally cataloged as just IZ0449. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Abortion, Abortion -- Law and legislation., Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. | American Women -- Reproductive rights | IZ0449.14 | |
| Women's legal clinic: July 7, 1980 |
Judy Levin and Betty Levinson review important legal cases of the 1970s. Begins with discussion of a recent Supreme Court case concerning abortion, McRae v. Harris, which held that states participating in Medicaid were not required to provide funding for abortions, then reviews precedents of 1970s. Features a listener call-in portion. Edited and approved for broadcast by Eileen Zalisk. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women's rights, Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation, Reproductive rights, Abortion -- Law and legislation. | American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Work and unions | IZ0449.10 | |
| Women's legal clinic: February 3, 1980 |
Everywomanspace: Women's legal clinic. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. February 3, 1980 with attorney Judy Levin, law student Paula Smith, and WBAI's Judy Pasternak, discussing forced sterilization of women who work in hazardous workplaces including the Dupont plant. Needs editing before broadcast. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women workers., Occupational reproductive hazards., Sex discrimination in employment, DUPONT | American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health | IZ0449.27 | |
| Women's legal clinic: December 2, 1979-Child custody |
Women's Legal Clinic aircheck. Judy Levin and Betty Levinson discuss child custody and take listener phone calls. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, CHILD CUSTODY & SUPPORT, Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Divorce -- United States., Women -- Economic conditions., Child support -- Law and legislation -- United States | American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Marriage and divorce | IZ0449.08 | |
| Women's legal clinic: August 6, 1979- ERA |
Women's legal clinic. Eve Cary and Judy Levin talk about ERA and take listener phone calls. Very good and up to date as of air date. Some of air check lost at beginning. Produced by Eileen Zalisk. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed)., Women's rights, Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation | American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) | IZ0449.07 |